SANTOS, MATTHEW GABRIEL E.

NSTP 1
BSPT 1Y0-1
Explain each factor of the active citizenship education as shown in the picture below:

Active Citizenship
Perception

Active citizenship refers to a philosophy espoused by organizations and educational

institutions which advocates that members of charitable organizations, companies or nation-
states have certain roles and responsibilities to society and the environment, although those
members may not have specific governing roles.

Social Accountability

Social accountability refers to the broad range of actions and mechanisms beyond voting
that citizens can use to hold the state to account and make it responsive to their needs, as well as
actions on the part of government, civil society, media and other societal actors that promote or
facilitate these efforts. Social accountability increases transparency and quality of government
policy development and implementation processes, and thus becomes the principal method for
solving governance issues that hinder improvement of quality of life of citizens. In doing so, the
government receives the propositions from their citizens and defines critical issues, explores
their root causes, and implements possible solutions. (World Bank, 2015)

Intercultural Awareness

Intercultural awareness is, quite simply, understanding both your own and other cultures,
and particularly the similarities and differences between them. They may be large or small, and
they matter very much when you are meeting or interacting with people who are from
another cultural background.

Awareness of Democracy and Human Rights

Human rights are universal and apply to everyone. They establish that all human beings,
irrespective of country, culture, and context, are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
Democracy policy includes general elections, measures to strengthen and protect the individual’s
opportunities for influence, and measures to promote and guarantee respect for human rights.

Thinking and Research Skills

Characteristics of instruction that are assumed to enhance critical thinking are: paying

attention to the development of the epistemological beliefs of students; promoting active
learning; a problem-based curriculum; stimulating interaction between students; and learning on
the basis of real-life situations.

Interaction and Intrapersonal Skills

One of the vital differences between intra-personal and interpersonal communication is

that intra-personal skills are inward focused, whereas interpersonal skills are outward focused.
Interpersonal abilities have to do with understanding and comprehending external situations and
being able to communicate with people. Interpersonal Skills are the life skills we must use every
day to communicate and interact with other people, both individually and in groups.